---
layout: single
property_name: margin-top
---

<section id="margin-top" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
    <nav class="property-links">
        <a class="property-collection" href="{{site.url}}/box-model/">
          In collection: <strong>box-model</strong>
        </a>
      <a class="property-links-direct" href="{{site.url}}/property/margin-top/" data-property-name="margin-top" data-tooltip="Single page for this property">Permalink</a>
      <a class="property-share" data-tooltip="Share on Twitter or Facebook" data-property-name="margin-top">Share</a>
      <a target="_blank" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/CSS/margin-top" data-tooltip="See on Mozilla Developer Network" rel="external">MDN</a>
    </nav>
    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#margin-top"><span>#</span>margin-top</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines the space <strong>outside</strong> the element, on the <strong>top</strong> side.</p>

    </div>

  </header>

    <style type="text/css">.margin-top { background: hsl(0, 0%, 80%);padding: 1em; }</style>


    <style type="text/css">.margin-top .block { border-radius: 0; }.margin-top .block--alpha { position: relative; }.margin-top .box { left: 0;position: absolute;right: 0;top: 0;transform: translateY(-100%); }</style>


    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="margin-top: 0;">margin-top: 0;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Removes any margin at the top.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div margin-top " id="margin-top-0"><div class="block block--pink">First item</div><div class="block block--alpha"><strong>Target </strong><div class="box box--plum"></div></div><div class="block block--yellow">Third item</div></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#margin-top-0 .box { display: none; }</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="margin-top: 30px;">margin-top: 30px;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>pixel</strong> values.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div margin-top " id="margin-top-30px"><div class="block block--pink">First item</div><div class="block block--alpha"><strong>Target </strong><div class="box box--plum"></div></div><div class="block block--yellow">Third item</div></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#margin-top-30px .block--alpha { margin-top: 30px; }#margin-top-30px .box { height: 30px; }#margin-top-30px .box:before { content: "30px"; }</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="margin-top: 2em;">margin-top: 2em;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>(r)em</strong> values.</p>
<p>The value is <strong>relative</strong> to the font size:</p>
<ul><li><strong>em</strong>: relative to the <em>element</em>&#39;s current font size</li><li><strong>rem</strong>: relative to <code>&lt;html&gt;</code> the <em><strong>root</strong> element</em>&#39;s font size</li></ul>
        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div margin-top " id="margin-top-2em"><div class="block block--pink">First item</div><div class="block block--alpha"><strong>Target </strong><div class="box box--plum"></div></div><div class="block block--yellow">Third item</div></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#margin-top-2em .block--alpha { margin-top: 2em; }#margin-top-2em .box { height: 2em; }#margin-top-2em .box:before { content: "2em"; }</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="margin-top: 10%;">margin-top: 10%;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>percentage</strong> values.<br>The percentage is based on the <em>width</em> of the <em>container</em>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div margin-top " id="margin-top-10"><div class="block block--pink">First item</div><div class="block block--alpha"><strong>Target </strong><div class="box box--plum"></div></div><div class="block block--yellow">Third item</div></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#margin-top-10 .block--alpha { margin-top: 10%; }#margin-top-10 .box { height: 100%;transform: rotate(-90deg);transform-origin: top left;width: 10%; }#margin-top-10 .box:before { content: "10%"; }</style>
    </section>

</section>
